Three dead as avalanches strike Alps

An 11-year-old girl and her father were killed in Val d’Isère, FranceGETTY IMAGES

Three people were killed and two others injured in avalanches and snowslides in the Alps yesterday.

In Val d’Isère, France, an 11-year-old girl and her father, 44, were killed when an avalanche struck as they were skiing off-piste. The route they were taking had been closed because of the avalanche risk.

A large search operation was launched, with helicopters scrambled from nearby Courchevel while rescuers were deployed from the high mountain police, the fire department and local ski schools.

The father and daughter, who have not been named, were pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood that they were from Paris and on holiday at the resort. They were skiing in the Pisaillas glacier sector of the resort at 2,930m when the avalanche struck…

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